BDPA Cincinnati Chapter

What is BDPA

BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) is a non-profit organization of professionals working in or having interest in the Computer Science and Information Technology Fields.

November Events

November 14th Monthly Program Meeting :

The November 14th meeting will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Interact for Health Conference Center, 3805 Edwards Road, Suite 500, Cincinnati Ohio

Topic: Transitioning IT Careers? Let’s Talk about IT Healthcare Shall We?According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Healthcare support occupations (23.6 percent) and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (15.3 percent) are projected to be among the fastest growing occupational groups during the 2016–26 projections decade.” More projects means the need for more IT healthcare professional resources such as analysts, programmers, DBAs and project managers. Do you have the transferrable skills?

Speakers: Ms. Marcia Cummings, recently certified PMP, is a Systems Analyst with 20 years plus career in the IT industry. Motivated project leader with years of development and implementation experience. Fourteen years of IT Healthcare experience including validation, build, implementation, training, testing and integrated support. Graduate of University of Cincinnati, BS in Information Processing.

Ms. Janice A. Lee, a certified PMP since 2006, IT Program/Project Manager with 20 years in IT experience of which spent 13 years in the Healthcare Industry. Graduate of University of Cincinnati, BA in Information Systems and Management and MBA at the University of Phoenix. Janice currently serves as VP of Business Management for Cincinnati Chapter and National BDPA Program Manager for IT Showcase.

Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES)

BDPA has maintained a strong community outreach focus throughout it's 40 year history. Each chapter actively supports
training and education for High School and College Students. More information on SITES is shown at http://www.bdpa-camp.org